Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

31 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 1, 10:22 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇫🇮 Finland 7.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 129.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇳🇱 Netherlands 174.8 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

Average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple area average.

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, July 12, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇫🇮 Finland
7.0 1.0- 25.1- 24.1 13:00-16:00 2.1 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 25.1 High 25.1 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 25.1
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
21.7 9.8- 35.9- 26.1 07:00-10:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 35.9 High 35.9 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 35.9
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
34.3 1.6- 69.6- 68.1 10:00-13:00 3.7 EUR/MWh Low 1.6 · High 69.6 High 69.6 Low 1.6 Low 1.6 · High 69.6
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
47.6 1.0- 147.4- 146.3 13:00-16:00 2.0 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 147.4 High 147.4 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 147.4
5
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
66.0 19.6- 102.3- 82.6 09:00-12:00 37.8 EUR/MWh Low 19.6 · High 102.3 High 102.3 Low 19.6 Low 19.6 · High 102.3
6
🇪🇸 Spain
72.5 -5.0- 153.4- 158.4 12:00-15:00 -1.3 EUR/MWh Low -5.0 · High 153.4 High 153.4 Low -5.0 Low -5.0 · High 153.4
7
🇷🇸 Serbia
72.6 2.0- 148.1- 146.1 11:00-14:00 2.7 EUR/MWh Low 2.0 · High 148.1 High 148.1 Low 2.0 Low 2.0 · High 148.1
8
🇳🇱 Netherlands
75.0 -25.1- 149.7- 174.8 12:00-15:00 -19.8 EUR/MWh Low -25.1 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -25.1 Low -25.1 · High 149.7
9
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
75.2 -10.7- 144.9- 155.6 12:00-15:00 -9.3 EUR/MWh Low -10.7 · High 144.9 High 144.9 Low -10.7 Low -10.7 · High 144.9
10
🇧🇪 Belgium
78.4 -2.8- 149.7- 152.5 14:00-17:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -2.8 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -2.8 Low -2.8 · High 149.7
11
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
79.1 -9.3- 160.8- 170.1 12:00-15:00 -4.1 EUR/MWh Low -9.3 · High 160.8 High 160.8 Low -9.3 Low -9.3 · High 160.8
12
🇱🇹 Lithuania
80.1 3.2- 147.4- 144.1 11:00-14:00 5.3 EUR/MWh Low 3.2 · High 147.4 High 147.4 Low 3.2 Low 3.2 · High 147.4
13
🇱🇻 Latvia
80.1 3.2- 147.4- 144.1 11:00-14:00 5.3 EUR/MWh Low 3.2 · High 147.4 High 147.4 Low 3.2 Low 3.2 · High 147.4
14
🇨🇿 Czechia
80.1 -3.6- 149.7- 153.3 12:00-15:00 -2.8 EUR/MWh Low -3.6 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -3.6 Low -3.6 · High 149.7
15
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
80.4 -6.8- 144.0- 150.8 10:00-13:00 -4.4 EUR/MWh Low -6.8 · High 144.0 High 144.0 Low -6.8 Low -6.8 · High 144.0
16
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
81.5 -0.2- 149.7- 149.9 10:00-13:00 2.6 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 149.7
17
🇵🇹 Portugal
82.3 -1.3- 153.4- 154.7 12:00-15:00 -1.1 EUR/MWh Low -1.3 · High 153.4 High 153.4 Low -1.3 Low -1.3 · High 153.4
18
🇦🇹 Austria
82.5 -5.9- 148.7- 154.6 13:00-16:00 0.6 EUR/MWh Low -5.9 · High 148.7 High 148.7 Low -5.9 Low -5.9 · High 148.7
19
🇸🇰 Slovakia
82.7 -1.2- 149.7- 150.9 12:00-15:00 -1.0 EUR/MWh Low -1.2 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -1.2 Low -1.2 · High 149.7
20
🇨🇭 Switzerland
83.7 -4.0- 149.3- 153.3 12:00-15:00 -2.2 EUR/MWh Low -4.0 · High 149.3 High 149.3 Low -4.0 Low -4.0 · High 149.3
21
🇫🇷 France
84.0 -1.4- 149.7- 151.1 13:00-16:00 -1.1 EUR/MWh Low -1.4 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -1.4 Low -1.4 · High 149.7
22
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
84.6 0.2- 150.0- 149.8 11:00-14:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low 0.2 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 0.2 Low 0.2 · High 150.0
23
🇭🇷 Croatia
84.9 -0.1- 149.7- 149.8 10:00-13:00 0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 149.7
24
🇸🇮 Slovenia
85.4 -0.1- 149.7- 149.8 10:00-13:00 0.3 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 149.7
25
🇷🇴 Romania
86.9 -0.2- 156.0- 156.3 12:00-15:00 -0.1 EUR/MWh Low -0.2 · High 156.0 High 156.0 Low -0.2 Low -0.2 · High 156.0
26
🇦🇱 Albania
88.0 15.0- 162.9- 147.9 13:00-16:00 16.8 EUR/MWh Low 15.0 · High 162.9 High 162.9 Low 15.0 Low 15.0 · High 162.9
27
🇭🇺 Hungary
88.4 -0.1- 149.7- 149.8 10:00-13:00 0.0 EUR/MWh Low -0.1 · High 149.7 High 149.7 Low -0.1 Low -0.1 · High 149.7
28
🇵🇱 Poland
92.8 1.9- 148.8- 146.9 13:00-16:00 8.3 EUR/MWh Low 1.9 · High 148.8 High 148.8 Low 1.9 Low 1.9 · High 148.8
29
🇲🇪 Montenegro
101.5 35.4- 150.1- 114.7 07:00-10:00 53.5 EUR/MWh Low 35.4 · High 150.1 High 150.1 Low 35.4 Low 35.4 · High 150.1
30
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
124.4 45.0- 187.1- 142.1 12:00-15:00 71.7 EUR/MWh Low 45.0 · High 187.1 High 187.1 Low 45.0 Low 45.0 · High 187.1
31
🇮🇪 Ireland
129.2 49.7- 204.2- 154.5 14:00-17:00 52.5 EUR/MWh Low 49.7 · High 204.2 High 204.2 Low 49.7 Low 49.7 · High 204.2

On Sunday, July 12, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 174.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-07-12, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

Methodology and source caveats

Included
Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded
Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API